Annual Report 2010 - Ministry of Finance and Planning

Ministry of Finance and Planning Sri Lanka > Annual Report 2010was built using a grant of USD 20.5million (Japanese yen 2,297 million)provided by the Government ofJapan. Improved facilities at theAnuradhapura Teaching Hospital nowprovide better access to specializedhealthcare services to minimizedifficulties faced by patients whotravel long distances to obtain suchservices from other tertiary healthcareinstitutions. Over 1.3 million peoplewho are residing in the AnuradhapuraDistrict and adjoining districts ofVavuniya, Mannar, Trincomalee andPuttalam, where the healthcarefacilities are comparatively insufficient,have been benefited from this project.Neuro-trauma unit at the ColomboNational HospitalThe 10 storied Neuro Trauma Centreat the National Hospital Colomboequipped with modern facilitiesbuilt at a cost of Rs.3000 millionand funded by the Saudi Fund forDevelopment was declared openthis year (2011). The project, fulfilsan urgent need with regard toinadequate neuro-trauma facilitiesat the Colombo National Hospital.The facility houses 6 ultra-modernoperation theatres, a 66-bed IntensiveCare Unit (ICU), a 43-bed HighDependency Unit (HDU), a SpinalInjury Unit, a Neuro Surgical Unit anda ward complex for 150 patients.Epilepsy Unit in the ColomboNational HospitalThe Saudi Fund for Development(SFD) has provided Saudi Riyal 75million (approximately USD 20 million)for the establishment of an epilepsyunit with a capacity of 242 beds andrequired facilities within the premisesof the Colombo National Hospital.The unit will consist of operationtheaters, Intensive Care Units (ICU), aHigh Dependency Unit (HDU), a maleward, a female ward, and provisionand installation of medical equipmentincluding MRI, CT Scanners and X-Raymachines. The project commencedin 2008 and is scheduled to becompleted by mid 2013.287